Estella Warren

A blonde, blue-eyed beauty with an improbable pout and a voluptuous figure likened to that of Swedish siren Anita Ekberg, Canadian import Estella Warren began modeling at age seventeen, after earning...
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The Planet of the Apes star allegedly crashed into three cars, attacked a police officer and then escaped custody while she was being booked back in May (11).
She was recaptured and charged with DUI, hit-and-run driving, battery on a cop and resisting arrest.
But Warren has avoided possible jail time after striking a deal with prosecutors.
According to TMZ.com, she has agreed to plead guilty to DUI and the remaining three charges against her have been dropped.
Warren has also been sentenced to 60 months of summary probation and ordered to pay over $1,900 (£1,188) in costs and penalties.
And the actress is glad to put the case to rest.
She tells the website, "I take my actions and their consequences very seriously. I can't express enough how grateful I am that no one was injured or hurt. Moving forward I am focusing all my efforts on my career, my family and being a good influence to others."

The actress faces up to six months behind bars after being charged with four misdemeanours, which include a DUI, battery on a police officer and resisting an officer, but she's determined to prove she's no drunk before sentencing.
As well as seeking help at an undisclosed clinic, Warren is wearing an alcohol-detecting bracelet, according to her lawyer Darren Kavinoky.
He tells People.com, "She wants to prove she isn't drinking. She's committed to making the situation right and moving on in a way that's appropriate."
Kavinoky reveals his client has been wearing the SCRAM bracelet for the past 10 days.

The Planet of the Apes star was detained in Los Angeles late on 23 May (11) after reportedly slamming her Toyota Prius into three parked cars and allegedly driving away. She was held on suspicion of DUI, but allegedly resisted arrest and tried to kick one of the officers.
Warren was escorted to a local police station to be booked for the accusations, but managed to slip out of her handcuffs and run out of the building during proceedings.
Charges for DUI, hit-and-run driving, battery on a cop and resisting arrest were officially filed against Warren on Thursday (09Jun11). She faces up to two-and-a-half years in jail if convicted on all counts, reports TMZ.com.
Reports initially suggested she would face an extra charge for felony escape - but that count was not included because she ran from the police station before she was technically booked for any crime.
Warren is due in court to face the charges next week (begs13Jun11).

The Planet of the Apes star was detained in Los Angeles late on Monday night (23May11) after reportedly slamming her Toyota Prius into three parked cars and allegedly driving away. She was held on suspicion of DUI, but allegedly resisted arrest and tried to kick one of the officers.
She was escorted to a local police station to be booked for the accusations, but managed to slip out of her handcuffs and run out of the building during proceedings.
Reports suggested she would face an extra charge for felony escape - but according to TMZ.com, Warren has one less legal woe to worry about as she made a run for it before she was technically charged with any crime.
However, Warren is still facing prosecution for counts of assault, hit and run and DUI.

The Planet of the Apes star was detained late on Monday night (23May11) after reportedly slamming her Toyota Prius into three parked cars and allegedly driving away. She was held on suspicion of DUI, but allegedly resisted arrest and aimed a kick at one of the cops, according to TMZ.com.
The website reports Warren was taken back to a local police station, but managed to slip out of her handcuffs and run out of the building during the booking process.
She has allegedly been charged with a number of offences including felony escape, assault, hit and run and DUI. Bail has been set at $100,000 (£62,500).

Mariel Hemingway, Kourtney Kardashian and Estella Warren were also among the stars who donated handbags and designer clothes to the star-studded rummage sale.
Guests snacked on snow cones and candy floss, while hunting down bargains at the Tiato Garden in Santa Monica, California.
Proceeds raised at the event will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and RockSTAR Music Education.

"I've never desired to be on a motorcycle. I've always found it to be a little unsafe... I've got my permit and I'm on my bike as often as possible. It's a really big bike... and I've already dropped it twice. I feel so bad because it's the director's girlfriend's bike." ESTELLA WARREN is struggling to get to grips with motorcycling in her latest film DEVIL'S PRIDE.

The pretty actress appears in 13 sexy shots, appearing braless in a sheer top and in a series of other Hellin Kay snaps, in which she shows off her flexibility.
Warren is a former Maxim magazine Hottest Woman and she was voted one of FHM's Sexiest Women in the World in 2005.
The former Canadian model and synchronised swimmer, 31, tells the magazine she's finally coming to terms with the idea of being a sex symbol: "If I can continue to be called a sex symbol for the next 10 years, I'll definitely take it."

The competition had a devil of a time catching up to this weekend's top grosser.
While it's no surprise the new comic book actioner Daredevil took the No. 1 spot on the weekend's list, the fact it simply stomped 'em with a whopping $43.5 million* is truly astounding, making it the best President's Day weekend opening ever in box office history. It's also the second best February opening ever, behind MGM's Hannibal, which took in $58 million when it opened Feb. 9, 2001.
After all the box office business was sucked up by Daredevil, little was left over for the rest. With the numbers going down considerably, last weekend's first place winner How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days dropped to second at $19 million and the Oscar-nominated Chicago, in its first wide release, took in $12.6 million, holding onto third place for the second weekend in a row.
The other new opener, the animated sequel The Jungle Book 2, took the fourth spot with a small but sufficient $11.9 million, while last weekend's No. 2 Shanghai Knights took fifth with $11.4 million.
THE TOP TEN
Proving that audiences either wanted to see a super cool comic book hero, watch hunky Ben Affleck or simply escape the impending doom and gloom heralded on the CNNs and FoxNews channels of the world, 20th Century Fox's PG-13 Daredevil swept up with an ESTIMATED $43.5 million at 3,471 theaters (that's an amazing $12,532 per theaters).
With a budget of nearly $80 million, Daredevil opened at the high end of expectations, but the figure was not "shocking," Bruce Snyder, Fox's president of domestic theatrical distribution, told Reuters. Setting the record for the President's Day holiday, the film beat previous record holder John Q, the Denzel Washington drama that opened February 2002 at $23 million.
Even though Daredevil pales in comparison to the huge opening of last year's Spider-Man (at $114 million), Snyder thinks the more obscure Daredevil obviously has its supporters.
"The first tier of comic books would be Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, X-Men. This would probably be a second-tier character, but from the audiences that showed up Friday night, there's a big fan base," Snyder told the Associated Press.
Daredevil centers on blind attorney Matt Murdock, whose other four senses function with superhuman acuteness. By day he is a lawyer representing the poor and defenseless, but by night he is Daredevil--a relentless avenger of justice.
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson, it stars Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan.
Paramount Pictures' PG-13 romantic comedy How To Lose a Guy, about a magazine columnist whose assignment is to meet, woo and then do all the wrong things to lose a guy in 10 days, still managed to offer an alternative to superhero action. Last week's winner at the box office (and fourth best February opening) came in second with an ESTIMATED $19 million (-20%) at 2,923 theaters ($6,500 per theater). Its total haul so far is approximately $47.7 million.
Directed by Donald Petrie, it stars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey.
Holding on to its third place spot, Miramax Films opened the PG-13 Chicago to its first wide release and watched it sing and dance its way to an ESTIMATED $12.6 million (+17%) at 2,268 theaters (+427 theaters; $5,556 per theater). Hoping to gain some serious momentum after its recent 13 Academy Award nominations, the film, now in its eighth week, has accumulated approximately $80.7 million to date.
Directed by Rob Marshall, it stars Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere.
The other newcomer on the block, Buena Vista's G-rated animated The Jungle Book 2, took fourth place, boogying to the tune of an ESTIMATED $11.9 million at 2,808 theaters ($4,238 per theater).
In the sequel to the 1967 original The Jungle Book, Mowgli and his friends are back for more adventures as the young boy tries to adjust to his new life in a human village while missing his old animal pals back in the jungle.
Directed by Steve Trenbirth, it uses the vocal talents of Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Bob Joles and Tony Jay.
*Box office estimates provided by Exhibitor Relations, Inc.
In its second week, Buena Vista's PG-13 Shanghai Knights got karate-chopped from second to fifth place with an ESTIMATED $11.4 million (-42%) at 2,755 theaters (+2 theaters; $4,138 per theater). Its cume is approximately $34.6 million.
Directed by Tom Dey, the martial arts sequel to Shanghai Noon reunites stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson for another Wild West adventure, this time in the more refined London, England.
Yet another Buena Vista stayed in the top 10, the PG-13 The Recruit, which dropped from two spots to No. 6 with an ESTIMATED $6.8 million (-26%) at 2,336 theaters (-40 theaters; $2,911 per theater). The spy thriller about a CIA recruit trying to figure out whom to trust has made approximately $38.8 million in its first three weeks.
Directed by Roger Donaldson, it stars Al Pacino and Colin Farrell.
Whether or not you can cheat Death, New Line Cinema's R-rated Final Destination 2 still managed to scare up some box office business, sliding from fifth to seventh with an ESTIMATED $6.2 million (-26%) at 2,238 theaters (-596 theaters; $2,782 per theater). Its cume is approximately $36.1 million.
Directed by David Richard Ellis, it stars Ali Larter, A.J. Cook and Michael Landes.
Focus Features' R-rated Deliver Us From Eva fell a few rungs to No. 8 with an ESTIMATED $4.3 million (-34%) at 1,139 theaters ($3,830 per theater). The romantic comedy about taming one badass shrew has brought in approximately $12.2 million.
Directed by Gary C. Hardwick, it stars LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union.
Incredibly, Warner Bros.' PG-rated Kangaroo Jack stayed on the top 10, dropping a couple notches to ninth place with an ESTIMATED $4 million (-34%) at 2,535 theaters (-313 theaters; $1,584 per theater). The raucous comedy about a kangaroo's intent to spend some mob money has made approximately $57.9 million in its five weeks in theaters.
Directed by David McNally, it stars Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson and Estella Warren.
Despite losing some of its theaters, the tenth spot belonged to New Line's R-rated About Schmidt, whose move up one notch with an ESTIMATED $3.5 million (+18%) at 1,208 theaters (-32 theaters; $2,939 per theater) was probably fueled by its recent Academy Award nods. The film's approximate take so far is $53 million in 10 weeks.
Directed by Alexander Payne, the quirky comedy about a repressed retiree stars Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates (both of whom received Oscar nominations), Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney.
WEEKEND COMPARISON
Fueled by Daredevil, this weekend's top 12 totals saw a 27 percent increase from last weekend with a haul of $130.1 million, as well as a 21 percent increase from the same weekend last year, which took in $106.7 million.
This time last year, New Line's PG-13 John Q toppled the competition in its opening with a total of $23.6 million, followed by other newcomers, Paramount's PG-13 Crossroads at $17 million, and Buena Vista's G-rated Return to Neverland at $15.6 million.
Other big President's Day weekend openers included New Line's PG-13 The Wedding Singer, which opened Feb. 13, 1998, and took in $21.9 million over four days and Paramount's PG-13 Down to Earth, which opened Feb. 16, 2001, gaining a four-day total of $20 million.

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Photos taken at her high school fashion show caught the attention of a New York City modeling agency

Pursued a career in modeling, leaving behind a possible spot in Olympic competition

Began synchronized swimming at age eight

Will play a trial attorney and potential love interest opposite Jon Bon Jovi in "National Lampoon's The Trouble With Frank" (lensed 2005)

Played the woman who adds fuel to the rivalry between two top race car drivers (Kip Pardue and Til Schweiger) in Renny Harlin's "Driven"

Replaced Vanessa Paradis as the face of Chanel No. 5 with a Red Riding Hood-inspired commercial directed by Luc Besson

Competed in national and world levels as a synchronized swimmer

Acted in the fashion industry-set feature "Perfume"; premiered at Sundance

Moved to Etobicoke, Ontario at age twelve to train with the national swim team at Olympium Synchro Club (date approximate)

Featured in "The Cooler", with William H. Macy

Summary

A blonde, blue-eyed beauty with an improbable pout and a voluptuous figure likened to that of Swedish siren Anita Ekberg, Canadian import Estella Warren began modeling at age seventeen, after earning three national championships as a synchronized swimmer. A top model who has appeared on the pages of nearly every fashion magazine, Warren was discovered when a Polaroid of her taken at a high school fashion show generated interest with New York agents. Leaving behind the swimming and a possible spot in the Olympic games, Warren headed to NYC to pursue a modeling career. She soon landed career-making campaigns with Perry Ellis and Chanel, appearing in print wearing nothing but a man's white oxford shirt for the former and playing an unaffectedly seductive Red Riding Hood as the new face of Chanel No. 5. Though her image seemed to exist within the limiting range of wanton damsel to cheeky sexpot, Warren emerged in interviews as a well-spoken and genuine young woman with her eye on the future.

Reportedly began dating 2002; Co-starred in "Kangaroo Jack" (2003); No longer together

Don Warren

Father

managed Warren's modeling career

Esther Warren

Mother

Elaine Warren

Sister

born c. 1968; married and the mother of two; as of 2001 was living in Pennsylvania

Julia Warren

Sister

born c. 1976

Education

Name

Notes

Warren was a champion synchronized swimmer, taking three Canadian national champ titles in the mid-1990s. In 1995, she also took the solo bronze medal at the Junior World Championships.

"I always think of life as being a circle. Maybe I did swimming for ten years to prepare me for what I'm doing now and maybe what I'm doing now will prepare me for what I'm doing five years from now." --Warren to Ottawa Sun, February 1999.

Estella Warren on modeling: "It's a very naked industry, and coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body. But a nude photo has to be taken in good taste, not like, 'Hey, here's my breast!'" --quoted to Maxim, September 1999.

"Sometimes I feel self-indulgent. There's so much else that's so much more important to do on earth. And I feel that I'm an intelligent young woman with potential." --Warren quoted in GQ, May 2000.

On May 23, 2011, Estella Warren slammed her Toyota Prius into three parked cars just before midnight. The model was then arrested for DUI, but reportedly resisted, even kicking one officer. While being booked at the police station, Warren wiggled out of her handcuffs and attempted to escape, only to be recaptured. Warren was booked for felony escape, assault, hit and run and DUI.